There's always something new to see on a trip down the ICW. This homemade workboat had some interesting scaffolding, apparently to enable work on docks and boat lifts.
Today is another short mileage day, only 40 miles, but we have to go through 2 bridges and several shallow spots which will slow us down. Also, we made a quick stop for fuel top off at Swan Point where diesel fuel is only $2 a gal. This is normally the cheapest fuel on the ICW, but this year many marinas have fuel only slightly higher.
Nope, we're not in Kansas anymore. Passing through Wrightsville beach, where the deep-sea fishing boats and megayachts hangout.
We had to wait nearly an hour to get through the Wrightsville bridge which only opens on the hour. It would be easier to time one's arrival except we have to pass through the Figure Eight bridge which is only 4 miles away and opens on the hour and half-hour so you have a 50-50 chance of getting through the two of them without a lengthy wait. As usual, we had to wait.
We made it through the bridges and shallow water spots without incident and got to Carolina Beach just before sunset. Anchored and set for a quiet night at the anchorage, watching the last full moon of 2020 rising over the Condo's.
